The June quarter shows moderate increase in activity on the Australian property market

September 25, 2016

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Australian property market: The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) says that property prices decreased in the June quarter with the weighted average median prices rising 2.1% for houses and 0.4% for other dwellings.

According to the latest REIA Real Estate Market Facts publication, the weighted average median price approached the $700,000 mark for houses and was around $545,000 for other dwellings.

The REIA President Neville Sanders says, “The majority of the capital cities recorded increases in the second quarter of the year. Perth was the only capital city where the median price fell for both houses and other dwellings due to slowing population growth and decreasing activity market.”

“Adelaide had relatively strong growth over the quarter. Sydney remained the capital city with the highest median property prices with the figure for houses sitting 46.5% above the national average.”

Compared to the same time last year, the weighted average median price increased by 2.1% for houses and by 0.8% for other dwellings.

“On the rental market over the quarter, median rents decreased in the majority of the capital cities with Canberra having no change in the median three-bedroom house across the capital cities.